Time To Get Tough

When I read "Current Quotations" in The Morning Call Oct. 20 in regard to the hijackers of the Achille Lauro, it stated: "Bring 'em to justice, give 'em a quick and fair trial, and hang 'em."

This is what the majority of Americans feel about due justice to all hard- core criminals. I think it's time the judicial system in this country gets tough with thiselement. I also believe when a person is without a doubt the perpetrator of a crime, his or her name should be announced upon capture, not later on because of their age or some other ridiculous technicality. Are you lawmakers, lawyers and judges so over-educated and so soft that you have lost sight of common sense and justice?

Why are actors like Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Charles Bronson, etc., so popular with the general public? Because they do what our legal system can't do. They rid society of hoodlums with little red tape, lower cost and by doing what is right, with little regard to wealth.